I am in the Houston area. There is plenty to do to help those in Houston who left NO (both before and after the storm). There is shelter being set up down the street from where I work in the Clear Lake area (near NASA/JSC). I plan to help out there. Over the next month -- because I do not doubt it will be open that long.
A lady outside the Dome in Houston was asking for shoes and "plus" size clothing. The folks there have nothing.